Season the short ribs with plenty of salt and sear them in your Dutch oven or whatever oven-safe pot you are using to cook your dish.
cover the pot and braise for about 3 hours
What comes out of the oven is a rich, indulgent stew loaded with vegetables that have transformed into a sweet and tangy mélange, and falling-off-the-bone tender short ribs.
boneless beef short ribs (I used bone-in)
salt
2 leeks, trimmed, halved, chopped, washed
1 large yellow onion, sliced into thin half moons
3/4 cup water, divided and more as needed
2 medium carrots, grated
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp fresh thyme, minced
2 cups jam (recommended cherry, plum, or nectarine)
1 cup pomegranate vinegar (or red wine vinegar)
freshly ground black pepper
either de-fat the liquid using the ziploc bag method (pour the liquid into a ziploc, seal the bag, hold it over a clean vessel, slit the bottom corner with a knife, drain liquid into the vessel, pinch the outlet closed before the fat layer drains, discard the fat) or chill the liquid and solids separately so I can remove the solid layer of fat from the liquid when cold.